2019 Jaguar XE MOT pass rate: 86.0% (13,647 tests)

2019-registered Jaguar XEs passed 86.0% of 13,647 MOT tests in 2023–2025 — 2.4 points worse than same-age cars (88.4%). This is one of the lower-scoring XE years after correcting for vehicle age — inspect the individual car carefully.

86.0%Pass rate, 2019 cars

97.6Age-adjusted index (100 = average)

13,647Tests analysed

36,512 miMedian mileage at test

87.3% / 84.5%Petrol vs diesel pass rate

Is the 2019 XE getting worse?

Pass rate of 2019-registered cars across recent test years:

Test year	Pass rate
2023	86.0% -3.8 vs same-age
2024	86.8% -1.6 vs same-age
2025	85.3% -1.7 vs same-age

The raw rate normally falls as cars age. The “vs same-age” figure compares this cohort with all UK cars registered in the same year, so normal ageing is not mistaken for a bad model year.

What fails on a 2019 XE

#	System	Defects recorded	Share
1	Tyres	1,208	38.7%
2	Brakes	539	17.3%
3	Visibility	382	12.2%
4	Suspension	323	10.3%
5	Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment	294	9.4%
6	Noise, emissions and leaks	195	6.2%

All XE years compared

Registration year	Tests	Pass rate	Vs same-age	Median mileage
2015	24,885	83.0%	+4.2 pts	68,704
2016	35,720	83.9%	+2.5 pts	65,614
2017	30,993	85.9%	+1.9 pts	55,648
2018	16,714	86.0%	-0.3 pts	46,017
2019 (this page)	13,647	86.0%	-2.4 pts	36,512
2020	4,145	87.3%	-2.6 pts	27,613

Weighing up which year to buy? See the full ranking: Jaguar XE years to avoid.

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FAQs

Is a 2019 Jaguar XE reliable?

2019-registered examples passed 86.0% of their MOT tests (13,647 tests, 2023–2025), -2.4 points versus all UK cars registered in the same year. At roughly 7 years old with a median 36,512 miles, condition now varies car by car — always check the individual MOT history.

What mileage is too high for a 2019 XE?

The median tested example shows 36,512 miles. Anything far beyond that isn't automatically bad — a motorway-mile car with consistent service records often beats a low-mileage school-run car — but price accordingly and scrutinise the mileage trail for gaps or drops.

Source: DVSA Anonymised MOT tests and results, 2023–2025 extracts (96 million Class 4 initial tests; retests excluded). Only vehicles old enough for a routine first MOT are included. Age-adjusted figures compare the model-year cohort with all vehicles of the same registration year tested in the same calendar year. Contains public sector information licensed under OGL v3.0.